Classroom Update (11/9/2020)

 

Monday, November 9, 2020

Homecoming Week

World History (Block)

Topic: Achieve Article

• Current Events - CNN10  
• Achieve Article: "Hardly Haydn?"
• Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19
• Assignments: 
• Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments (Due 11/10)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
• Why Do Maine and Nebraska Split Their Electoral Votes?

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World History (Skinny)

Topic - Achieve Article

• Current Events - CNN10
• Achieve Article: "“Age of Revolutions: Was This Blackbeard’s Ship?”
• Assignment:
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
1. When Republicans Were Blue and Democrats Were Red
2. How the 2020 Presidential Race Became the ‘Texting Election’
3. Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
4. Why Do Maine and Nebraska Split Their Electoral Votes?
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3
1. Final Paper Due 11/24

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Daily Gator Posting

Minnesota Hunter Comes Across 3-Foot-Long Baby Alligator

Classroom Update (11/6/2020)

 

Friday, November 6, 2020

TERM 1 GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED TODAY - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did the philosophes advance reason?

- How did the ideas of the Enlightenment spread?

- Why is the term “enlightened despot” appropriate for some of the rulers during this era?

Topic - Rococo Art

• DJ - What advantage did salons have over earlier forms of communication in spreading ideas?
• Current Events - CNN10  
• Rococo Art Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 18 Lesson 3 (18.3) and Complete Google Document (Due Today)
• Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments (Due 11/10)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
• Why Do Maine and Nebraska Split Their Electoral Votes?

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World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

- How did the Reformation impact the world socially and politically?

- Why did the social unrest in Europe lead to a series of wars?

Topic - Social Unrest

• DJ- What factors led to the Peasants' War in Germany?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Work on Historical Article Review
• Assignment:
• Read Module 15 Lesson 4 (15.4) and Complete Google Document (Due Today)
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
1. When Republicans Were Blue and Democrats Were Red
2. How the 2020 Presidential Race Became the ‘Texting Election’
3. Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
4. Why Do Maine and Nebraska Split Their Electoral Votes?
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3

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Daily Gator Posting

An alligator was found wandering on a road just east of Pine Bluff Thursday morning.

Classroom Update (11/5/2020)

 

Thursday, November 5, 2020

TERM 1 GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How does Locke’s view of human nature differ from Hobbes?

- How did the philosophes advance reason?

Topic - Enlightenment Thinkers

• DJ - How did Decartes's approach to science differ from Bacon's?
• Current Events - CNN10  
• Go over Module 18 Lesson 2 (18.2) Notes - Enlightenment Thinkers
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 18 Lesson 3 (18.3) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/6)
• Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments (Due 11/10)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested

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World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

- How did the Reformation impact the world socially and politically?

- Why did the social unrest in Europe lead to a series of wars?

Topic - Social Unrest

• DJ- Why did the Catholic Church convict Protestants of heresy?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10
• Assignment:
• Read Module 15 Lesson 4 (15.4) and Complete Google Document (Due Today)
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested

____________________________________________

Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
1. When Republicans Were Blue and Democrats Were Red
2. How the 2020 Presidential Race Became the ‘Texting Election’
3. Four Times the Results of a Presidential Election Were Contested
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3

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Daily Gator Posting

Alligator found roaming at elementary school

Classroom Update (11/04/2020)

 

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

TERM 1 GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

Topic - Achieve Article

• Current Events - CNN10  
• Achieve Article - “Found – Two New Works of Mozart”
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 18 Lesson 2 (15.2) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/5)
• Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments (Due 11/10)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18
• Interesting Article: Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

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World History (Skinny)

Topic - Women and the Reformation

• DJ - What caused women’s roles to change in the Catholic Church during and after the Catholic Reformation?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Work on Module 15 Lesson 4 (15.4) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/5)
• Assignment:
• Read Module 15 Lesson 4 (15.4) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/5)
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
1. When Republicans Were Blue and Democrats Were Red
2. How the 2020 Presidential Race Became the ‘Texting Election’
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3

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Daily Gator

Large gator blocks road in Myakka River State Park

Classroom Update (11/3/2020)

 

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

TERM 1 GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did the travel by Europeans help launch the Scientific Revolution?

- How did the scientific method differ from the approach generally followed by medieval scholars?

Topic - The Scientific Revolution

• DJ - How did the scientific method differ from the approach generally followed by medieval thinkers?
• Current Events - CNN10  
• Go over Module 18 Lesson 1 (18.1) Notes - The Scientific Revolution
• Assign Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
• Assignments: 
• Unit 4 Vocabulary - Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments (Due 11/10)
• Read Module 18 Lesson 2 (15.2) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/5)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• Interesting Article: Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

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World History (Skinny)

Topic - Achieve Day

• Current Events - CNN10
• Achieve Article: "Renaissance and Reformation: It Must Be Leonardo"
• Assignment:
• Read Module 15 Lesson 4 (15.4) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/5)
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

____________________________________________

Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
1. When Republicans Were Blue and Democrats Were Red
2. How the 2020 Presidential Race Became the ‘Texting Election’
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3

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Daily Gator Posting

Shorebirds watch as alligators wrestle on South Florida golf course

Classroom Update (11/2/2020)

Monday, November 2, 2020

TERM 1 GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did the travel by Europeans help launch the Scientific Revolution?

- How did the scientific method differ from the approach generally followed by medieval scholars?

Topic - The Scientific Revolution

• DJ - Prior to 1500, how did Europeans understand the world around them?
• Current Events - CNN10  
• Scientific Revolution: Crash Course European History #12
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 18 Lesson 1 (15.1) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/3)
• Current Events Analysis #1 - Term 2 (Due 11/19)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• Interesting Article: Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

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World History (Skinny)

EQ- 

- How did women aid the Reformation?

- How did the Catholic Church counteract the Protestant reformation?

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

Topic - The Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation)

• DJ- How did Jesuit reforms help the Catholic Church keep its members?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Go over 15.3 Reading and Notes
• Assignment:
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 'Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500   
• Supplemental Videos:  
• Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10
2. Work on NGO Presentation - Project #3

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Daily Gator Posting

Monster alligator patrols the fairways at Melbourne golf course

Classroom Update (10/30/2020)

 

Friday, October 30, 2020

GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED - CONTACT MR. MOLITOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

World History (Block)

Topic - Unit 3 Assessment

• Current Events - CNN10 
• Unit 3 Assessment (Link to Google Document in Schoology)
• Assignments: 
• Unit 3 Assessment is due Today by 4:00 in Turnitin.com!
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 7 Spook-Tacular Artworks for Halloween

• Supplemental Videos: 
• Haunted History of Halloween
• Virtual Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin
• Why Do Ghosts Wear White Sheets?
• History of Trick-or-Treating
• Interesting Articles: 
• Allergic Reactions to Peanuts and Tree Nuts Spike 85 Percent on Halloween
• How to Keep Your Jack O’Lantern Looking Dapper Longer
• Nine Black Cat Stickers
• A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
• Decomposing Bodies in the 1720s Gave Birth to the First Vampire Panic

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World History (Skinny)

EQ- 

- How did women aid the Reformation?

- How did the Catholic Church counteract the Protestant reformation?

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

Topic - The Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation)

• Current Events - CNN10
• Go over Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)
• Ebscohost/Badgerlink - History Reference Center
• Assignment:
• Read Module 15 Lesson 3 (15.3) and Complete Google Document (Due 11/2)
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment (Due 11/24)

• WH Enrichment: (See above in WH Block class)

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clip - CNN10 
1. Crocodiles in Ancient Egypt
2. Decomposing Bodies in the 1720s Gave Birth to the First Vampire Panic
2. NGO Presentation Information - Project #3

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Daily Gator Posting

The driver says he ran over an alligator on Zierdt Road